Hose-supporter clasp.



H. J. STUART.

HOSE SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLICATION HLED MAR.29, 19m.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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Application filed March 29, 1916. Serial Ito. 87,64l9.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that T, HENRY J. STUART, a citizen of the United States,residing at Derby, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hose- SupporterClasps, of which the followmg is a specification.

My invention relates to button clasps for hose supporters and likearticles, but more particularly to that class of the same where. infabric or other soft material is disposed over the front face of thebase of the button, and its principal object is to provide a device ofthis character to which the fabric material may be secured during theprocess,

of assembling the button without resorting to the expedient of sewing orstitching. In the drawings: v

Figure l is a front view of the clas Fig. 2, a central longitudinalsectlon but showing the loop swung forwardly out of engagement with thebutton;

Fig. 3, front and longitudlnal ,SfiCijlOIlEtl views of thebutton-carrying tape;

Figs. 4 and 5, sectional views showing difierent positions of the tapein relation to process of assembling;

Fig. 6, a detail view of the button; and

Figs. 7 and 8, detall vlews of modifications.

The button clasp consists of an attaching loop A, a button loop and abutton tab or tape C which carries a button D at its lower' extremity.The button loop B,wh1ch is connected to the lower side of the aittachingloo A b a li E 'pro'ecting from t e upper sid i ther eof, is providedwith a bridge F and has the sides of its lower extremlty contracted toengage the shank of the button D.

- With the exception of the button D and the :uvided with a centralmanner of attaching the same to the tab C the device thus far describedis one of the common forms of button clasps well known in the art. Thebutton D consists of a circular, or substantially circular, metal base2. Projecting outwardl and riveted to the base 2 is a wire stud 3. hestud 3 is headed to form a convex head 4:, which is preferablyprovidedwith a downward pro ectin peripheral biting edge he elastic ruber cap or collet bis shaped to form a head '2' and a shank 8. Thecollet 6 is proaperture 9 having an extremity 6 also punched to form anaperture 13. Cne way of assembling the button is to first rivet the stud3 to the base 2. Then the extremity b of the tape is folded on itselfand the stud, or to be more exact the head iis slipped through theaperture 13 of the tab so that its upper edge It, if desiredy-willproject beyond the peripher or the upper end of the base 2. The tab isthen carried around in back of the base 2 and its extremity a folded,preferably on a crease, midway between the apertures 11, 12 so that thelatter will register when of the fold are brought together as shown in Fig 5. The apertured extremity a is then s ipped over the head 4 of thestud, the latter passing through the registering apertures 11, 12 asshown in Fig. 5. The elastic rubber collet is then sprung over the stud,which passes through the aperture 9 therein, filling the space betweenthe under side of the head of the stud and the front face of the fabriccovered base, and securely holds the folded extremities of the tabagainst the base as shown in Fig. 2. This causes ,the biting edge 5 tothe flaring extremity of the wall 10 of the aperture 9 of the collet. Inthis manner the button is assembled and the collet is per manentlysecured to the stud and waste with the base 2 to prevent the foldedextremities of the tab from displacement or slipping out of alinement.Should the tab depend from the upper portion of the clasp in the mannershown the extremity a: is passed forwardl through the attachin loop Aand rearwarcfly over the bridge F efore the extremity a is slipped overthe stud. When the tab is wider than the base of the stud as shown thebase is covered and concealed, thereb obviating an disadvantagesincident to t e exposure 1? a metal art. in the above description thecollet has een referred to as being made of elastic rubber, yet a colletmade out of any other springy or yielding material may slipped over thehead a of the two layersbecome embedded in- ]Patented ltlov. 5, This.

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be employed provided it can be slipped over the head of the stud andhold the fabric securely to the base. It should be observed that the endedges of the tab are embraced between the layers of andconcealed insldethe folds, thereby preventing the same from ravellng "and also frompresenting rough edges on scribed, a particular-instance being shown inFig. 7 in which the extremity a of the tab G is folded so as to formthree layers, 16, 17 and 18 provided with registering apertures throu hwhich the stud 19 is passed and the coll et sprung over thesame in thesame manner as above described. It should be noticed that in thismodification only the front side of the base plate is covered and thatthe head 20 is not provided with downwardly projecting biting edge asshown in In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the extremity d of the tabH is folded so'as to form two layers 21, 22 of fabric material providedwith registering apertures over the front of the base plate 23 and asingle layer 24 over the back of the base plate. In this constructionthe base plate 23 is provided with two small studs 25, 25 over which theregistering apertures are passed in the same manneras over the singlestud in the precedin constructions and the collet or cap 26, w ich isprovided with suitable recesses extending only partially through thesame for the reception of these studs, is made substantially solid. Thiscollet is of a form well known in the art and is provided with flanges27, 27 along the sides of its head portion and the base late is madesubstantially rectan ular. that in folding the fabric in the manner lastmentioned no folds appear when the same is viewed from the front so thatthe front side of the tab may present a flush surface throughout itsentire length. 5

- It should be further observed that in securing the fabric to thebutton the plurality of layers forming the folds in the fabric present acushion-like or ielding surface against which the garment 1s pressed bythe lgutton loop when the latter engages the utton.

Attention is called to the fact that the ta c a t should be observed-1,2eaees be further noticed that it is not necessary that the foldedfabric material referred to herein as the button tab should be the solemeans for carrying the button, or carry the button-at all, since myinvention comprehends fabric, or other suitable soft material, evenshould the same not be employed as a button-carrying tape.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent is:

1. In a button clasp a base plate provided with a projecting stud, atape folded on itself and provided with registering apertures throughwhich the stud extends, and a recessed elastic member surroundin thestud in front of the folded tape to fasten the latter to said baseplate.

2. In a button clasp a base plate having its front face covered withtape which is folded so that one of its extremities is embraced betweensaid plate and one of the layers of said tape, a member mounted on saidbase in front of said tape and means for causing said member to co-actwith said plate to fasten said extremity to said base.

3. In a button clasp a button comprising a circular base plate carryinga projecting shank and head and a button-carrying tape folded around thebase plate to conceal the latter between the layers of the tape, thesaid tape having one of its extremities folded on top of the base plateand provided with registering apertures the edges of which are confinedbetween the front face of the base plate and the under side of the shankof the button.

4. A button clasp comprising a button base provided with a stud, a tapehaving one of its extremities apertured and. folded around said baseplate so that the stud extends through the aperture and having its otherextremity folded and provided with registering apertures through whichthe stud also extends, and a collet made of spring like materialsurrounding said stud in front of said extremities of the tape to securethe latter to the button.

5. In a button clasp a base plate carrying a headed stud, a tape havingone of its extremities folded on itself and provided with registeringapertures through which said stud extends, the end of said extremitybeing disposed in back of the front layer of said fold, and a recessed'ca made oflspring-like material surrounding t e stud in front of thetape fabric to fasten the latter to said base plate.

6. A button clasp comprising. a folded fabric tape provided withregistering apertures, a support over which said tape is folded, abutton base provided with a projecting headed stud, and an aperturedcollet made of spring-like material, the apertured layers of said fabricsurrounding the stud aeaesa and the said collet also surrounding thestud on top of the fabric to secure the latter to the button.

7. In a button clasp a support, a base plate provided with a projectingstud,. a tape folded over said support and having apertured extremitiesthrough which said stud extends, and a recessed elastic membersurrounding the stud in front of said extremi- 10 ties to fasten thelatter to the base plate.

8. In a button clasp a base plate having its front face covered withtape, a support over which said tape is folded, the said tape having itsextremities embraced between said plate and one of the layers of thetape, and means mounted on said plate in front of said tape which co-actwith said plate to fasten said extremities.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of March,1916.

